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Bay Area app uses AI to help people with early detection of ALS symptoms
The technology was created by Indu Navar, a former tech executive who turned grief into action after losing her husband to ...
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Researchers discover cell pathway that prevents TDP-43 aggregation
A protein was created where TDP-43 was fused to the SUMO2 protein and these fusion proteins were expressed in cells with or ...
Brain implant from Elon Musk’s company helps father with ALS type messages with his brain
Brad Smith, an Arizona husband and father with ALS, has become the third person to receive Neuralink, the brain implant made ...
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ALS advocates, researchers strive for a cure
David Doane of Bucksport has been a vocal advocate for legislation and research for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly ...
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The ice bucket challenge returns over a decade later - but it's not without controversy
The ice bucket challenge is back, 11 years after its original viral moment—but not without controversy. Back in 2014, people challenged each other to post a video of themselves getting a bucket of ice ...
First Neuralink Patient With ALS Can Now Use AI to Have Conversations
Bradford Smith, who has ALS, became the first person with the condition to use Neuralink to type with brainpower alone.
Computational analysis links blood RNA patterns to ALS diagnosis and prognosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that destroys the nerves necessary for movement. About 30,000 people in the ...